Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Prime Cuts: Living well with dementia

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 25, 2012

The Buddiband, designed to help its user stay active and safe Winning ideas from a competition to help care for sufferers of dementia have been unveiled, including a fragrance-release system…

Sculpteo expands its 3D printing services using the Cloud

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 27, 2012

Online 3D printing bureau Sculpteo has expanded its wares, both for commercial and hobbyist users, with the launch of its new ‘white label’ service for online stores, and a printing…

Vision express

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 30, 2012

Grabbing attention in a crowded marketplace is all about first impressions. Stephen Holmes looks at how product rendering was so important in the marketing drive for a new range of…

Designing a workstation – interview with Dell’s design team

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 30, 2012

The new Precision T7600 has been completely designed from the ground up as a workstation. This is unusual for Dell who typically adapts chassis from other products. “Internally the chassis…

3D printing takes to the Formula Student track

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 1, 2012

Motorsport has always been about speed – the fastest person from A to B wins – but for a group of students entering this year’s Formula Student challenge, it is…

Objet printers get colour treatment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 4, 2012

Artist Neri Oxman’s ‘Beast’ now has the capability to be printed in colour using Objet 3D printing In what can only be described as an ‘impromptu’ unveiling, Objet today announced…

Design BUZZ – prizes update!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 15, 2012

As you might have noticed, we’ve launched our very first design competition – open for everyone to enter – to create modern tools for beekeepers, with some splendid prizes for…

Urban revolutionary

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2012

An 'ultra lean' business model reliant on British design and manufacture is putting a smile on everyone's faces. Stephen Holmes visits Swifty Scooters, a product of Salford and Britain's reinvention

Urban homes for London’s wildlife: The winner!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2012

51%’s flatpack beehives, bird boxes and planters, made from leftover insulation linings of cars, fridges and insulation Architectural practice 51% Studios’ ‘Habi Sabi’ concept to create urban wildlife habitats has…

Autodesk goes to war with African pirates over ‘pieces of eight

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 22, 2012

Autodesk’s battle against pirates will sadly not involve scenes like these In an exciting morning that had us sat reading the news out in the sunshine (it counts as work,…